Английская Википедия:Guruntum language
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox language Guruntum is a Chadic language spoken in Bauchi and Alkaleri LGAs, Bauchi State, Nigeria. In 1993 it was spoken by about 15,000 people.
Classification
Guruntum is a West Chadic language of the Barawa (B.3) group.
Major dialects include Kuuku, Gayar, Mbaaru, Dooka, Gar and Karakara.
Phonology
Vowels
Guruntum contrasts long and short forms for all vowels except for Шаблон:IPA. In addition, two nasalized vowel phonemes exist: Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:IPA.
Front | Central | Back | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
short | long | short | long | short | long | |
Close | i | iː | ɨ | u | uː ũː | |
Mid | e | eː | o | oː | ||
Open | a | aː ãː |
There are two diphthongs, Шаблон:IPA and Шаблон:IPA.
Consonants
Шаблон:IPA is realized as a flap intervocalically before back vowels; elsewhere it is a trill.
Tone
Guruntum has four tones: high, low, rising (low-high) and falling (high-low).
References
Шаблон:Languages of Nigeria Шаблон:West Chadic languages
Шаблон:Nigeria-stub
Шаблон:WChadic-lang-stub